COVID-19

Touting the need for drastic action, Quebec became the first province to impose a curfew on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, as soaring COVID-19 infections across Canada intensified the strain on hospitals and prompted some Ontario morgues to run out of space.

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps delivered a rebuke to a city council member who travelled to Somalia while many stayed home during the holiday season to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The tightening of public health restrictions due to surging COVID-19 cases is exacerbating the alienation that students feel towards universities they say could be doing more to help. Administrators say they’re making the best of a bad situation.

Tristan Jagger, founder of Vancouver Food Runners, can’t believe how fast the group — which uses volunteers and an app to get donations to charities — has grown.

When it comes to the Alberta government’s fondness for personal responsibility, one thing should be clear by now: They only think it applies to other people, not themselves, writes Max Fawcett.

The operator of a second British Columbia mink farm with animals that tested positive for COVID-19 has euthanized the remaining 1,000 mink, says the province's chief veterinarian.

OTTAWA — A new survey suggests nearly half of Canadians visited with family or friends over the winter holiday period.

Surges in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across several provinces prompted warnings on Monday, January 4, 2021, from public health experts, who said stricter measures and adherence to guidelines are needed in the days and weeks ahead.

Thousands of workers who would normally return to their jobs at industrial projects in northern British Columbia after the holiday break are spending more time at home in an effort to ease the strain on the region's health-care system.

The COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec was marked by images from long-term care homes: isolated seniors peering out from windows, bodies in zippered bags on stretchers exiting imposing brick buildings.

The federal Liberal government mulled the possibility of barring Canadians who travelled abroad from receiving a sick leave benefit aimed at those who must quarantine due to COVID-19 on Sunday, January 3, 2021, amid fresh admissions of foreign excursions from a growing list of politicians and a national case count that surpassed 600,000.

A number of politicians have admitted to leaving the country over the December holiday period, even as their constituents adhered to public health guidance meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 and hunkered down at home.

The dangers for personal support workers from COVID-19 has shone a light on an industry that employs many racialized women.

The COVID-19 fallout from the festive season continues to emerge, with several provinces reporting spikes in infections as more jet-setting politicians are taken to task for flouting public health warnings discouraging non-essential travel.